Random Freezing - Suspected Graphics Card Problem


  1. n0t a nUmB3R
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    Random Freezing - Suspected Graphics Card Problem


    I've been having this problem where my laptop just randomly freezes. I noticed that whenever my laptop freezes it appears to 'overwork' but programs like Windows Media Player still functions (audio still plays). It happens often when I am running processor intensive tasks (or multiple tabs in Chrome). I suspect it has something to do with the graphics card. I sometimes get the "Graphics card stopped responding and has recovered successfully" error.
    I'm not to sure what's causing this and I usually have to shut down by holding down the power button. Please advise on potential causes and solutions. Thanks.
    I'm running on a HP Pavilion DV6,
    Graphics: Radeon (TM) HD 6770M (switchable to Intel)
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  3. ThrashZone
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    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
    When you have multiple tabs of Chrome open
    Open Task manager and Processes section and take a screen shot when things start getting slow

    You show having 4gb of ram Chrome is getting more and more demanding as well as all browsers now days.
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